Crisanto Ramos Jr

The new OPM Female Artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify talks about her LGBTQ+ anthem inspired by friend's true love story.

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One Music PH Asks: KZ Tandingan on Her New Queer Love Song "Nagmamahal Lang Ako"

<p><strong>Asia’s Soul Supreme <u></u></strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1mcqfNCReSFxun2vIWvC28?si=OLIuf3j-RtGaJjpTAyS6PA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>KZ Tandingan</u></strong></a> joins the LGBTQ+ community in celebrating love through her new ballad, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1d9sTxRHVOUEpyqdmN7cJJ?si=613cb90f3ad0481c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>“Nagmamahal Lang Ako.”</u></strong></a> KZ shared with <strong>One Music PH</strong> how the song came about...</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOneMusicPH%2Fvideos%2F517285334274483%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">While the song is available on <strong>Spotify</strong> and all major digital music platforms, the song also has a heartwarming short film entitled <strong><em><u>Ikaw, Kelan?</u></em></strong> directed by <strong>J.E. Tiglao</strong> produced by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@KZTandingan/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>KZ </u></strong></a>herself that can be seen on her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@KZTandingan/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>official YouTube channel</u></strong></a>.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5i3MeZ_d0e4?si=nTefCB6HIxQp3vQW" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7yFHLw7rltI?si=zCXCqJZFgGtcwquX" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">Triggered by the duet version of her husband <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7LvDTuFCBv08xm6u1pOMK0?si=nZy_naOgSGasM0HfuPWNyQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>TJ Monterde</u></strong></a>&#x27;s hit song <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4WgViu9gw3qYOr3iF9OuLG?si=d035c9f9c44447ef" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Palagi&quot;</u></strong></a>, the song sparked an interest inthe rest of her catalogue, which are also enjoying growth in listenership. She has now become the OPM Female Artist with the most monthly listeners on<strong> Spotify</strong> with almost 4.8 million.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l5NQx0Ze6Mk?si=1cHKBkehGAunviKy" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>“Nagmamahal Lang Ako”</strong> talks about love being free for everyone in spite of society not being totally open about it yet. The Kapamilya artist said it was inspired by the love story of one of her friends who has yet to declare their love and share their feelings.  </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">“I<em> wrote this song for one of my best friends na hindi pa maipagsigawan sa mundo ang pagmamahal na meron siya. While they wait for their right time, ako na muna ang magiging boses ng kwento niya</em>,” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KZTandinganOfficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>KZ</u></strong></a> posted on Instagram.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p><strong>KZ</strong> produced the single arranged by <strong>Theo Martel</strong>, recorded, mixed and mastered by <strong>Timothy Recla</strong>, and released under <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@starmusicph/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Star Music</u></strong></a>. It will be part of the OPM artist’s long-awaited <strong><em>Soul Supremacy II</em> </strong>album.<em></em><em></em><strong><em></em></strong><br/></p>

<p>The new OPM Female Artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify talks about her LGBTQ+ anthem inspired by friend's true love story.</p>

One Music PH Asks: KZ Tandingan on Her New Queer Love Song "Nagmamahal Lang Ako"

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One Music PH Asks: KZ Tandingan on Her New Queer Love Song "Nagmamahal Lang Ako"

Cris O. Ramos Jr.,

One Music PH

Published February 25, 2025 11:50 AM PHT

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